Coahuila corruption and drug ties spread influence to San Antonio

August 2, 2014 |Cutlines by Jason Buch; Compiled by Merrisa Brown

San Antonio is a safe haven for the upper class of the Mexican state of Coahuila, which has strong ties to Texas. Today, Coahuila is nearly $3 billion in debt and prosecutors on both sides of the border say former government officials and businessmen laundered tens of millions of dollars in South Texas.

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Raúl González Treviño: González Treviño was Coahuila's San Antonio representative under Humberto Moreira's administration. He's the brother of Coahuila media mogul Roberto Casimiro González Treviño and owns several houses in San Antonio. In October 2013 federal agents arrested Raul González Treviño's son and charged him with drug trafficking. As part of that case, the feds are trying to seize three San Antonio houses, including one at 5 Bowood Court owned by Raul Gonzalez Treviño. In 2009, he bought another house the feds are trying to seize at 107 Champions Mill from Vicente Chaires Yañez, Humerto Moreira's former secretary. He's not been charged with a crime.

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Raúl González Treviño: González Treviño was Coahuila's San Antonio representative under Humberto Moreira's administration. He's the brother of Coahuila media mogul Roberto Casimiro González Treviño and owns several houses in San Antonio. In October 2013 federal agents arrested Raul González Treviño's son and charged him with drug trafficking. As part of that case, the feds are trying to seize three San Antonio houses, including one at 5 Bowood Court owned by Raul Gonzalez Treviño. In 2009, he bought another house the feds are trying to seize at 107 Champions Mill from Vicente Chaires Yañez, Humerto Moreira's former secretary. He's not been charged with a crime.